Roxy Dorlas

Bongbong Roxy Vestigas Dorlas (born 2 September 1987) is a Filipino football coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of Philippines Football League (PFL) club Maharlika Manila, and the chairman of Loyola.

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Vestigas and the surname or paternal family name is Dorlas.
Roxy Dorlas
Personal information
Full name Bongbong Roxy Vestigas Dorlas[1]
Date of birth (1987-09-02) 2 September 1987
Place of birth The Hague, Netherlands
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Leftback
Club information
Current team
 Maharlika Manila (head coach)
Loyola (chairman)
Youth career
2007–2008 San Beda College
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Mendiola
2010–2015 Loyola Meralco Sparks
2016 Global
National team
2008–2010 Philippines 10 (0)
2010 Philippines (futsal)
Teams managed
2017 Meralco Manila (assistant)
2017–2018 Philippines U16
2020– Maharlika
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Dorlas grew up in The Hague, Netherlands. Every two years he and his parents would go to the Philippines, the home country of his mother, for a vacation. At age 17, Dorlas and his family moved to the Philippines.

Playing career

Collegiate

Dorlas was invited by the high school coach of the girls' football varsity team of San Beda College to join the school's men's varsity team after he was seen kicking a ball. Dorlas' sister was a player of the school's football team. Dorlas joined a training session with the men's varsity team and decided to study at San Beda and suit for the school's team.[2]

He led San Beda in winning the football title at NCAA Season 86 in 2011.[3]

Club

Dorlas played for Mendiola FC 1991.[2] He joined the Loyola Meralco Sparks in 2011 and with the club won the 2013 UFL Cup and 2014–15 PFF National Men's Club Championship. He left Loyola in 2015 to join Global F.C.[4]

International

Dorlas was part of the Philippines national football team from 2008 to 2010.[5]

He was part of the Philippines squad that participated at the 2010 AFF Futsal Championship.[1]

Coaching career

Loyola

In 2015, Dorlas was coaching the under-15 team of Loyola.[2] In January 2017, after a brief playing stint with Global FC, Dorlas returns to Loyola as part of head coach Aris Caslib's staff which marked the end of his playing career.[6]

Philippines U16

He became head coach of the Philippine boy's under-16 team and will mentor the team the 2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualification in September 2017.[7]

Maharlika

On 24 August 2020 he was appointed as the first ever head coach of newly-organized Maharlika Football Club.[8]

References
  1. "RP sees action in ASEAN futsal qualifiers". GMA News. 16 February 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  2. "Know Your Sparks: Bongbong Roxy Dorlas". One Meralco Sports. Loyola Meralco Sparks FC. 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  3. "San Beda's football team scores sweep, wins NCAA title". GMA News. 23 February 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  4. "Roxy Dorlas Makes Sparks Exit". One Meralco Sports. Loyola Meralco Sparks FC. 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  5. Guerrero, Bob (24 April 2014). "Azkals- Malaysia preview: a question of depth". The Passionate Fan. Yahoo!. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  6. "Roxy Dorlas Returns as Coach". One Meralco Sports. Loyola Meralco Sparks FC. January 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  7. Biantan, Jack (24 September 2017). "What ails PH Youth football program". Sun Star Cagayan de Oro. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  8. "Maharlika FC unveils roster, head coach". Panay News. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2020.


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